Tim Olk has submitted several images from yesterday’s 3-11 Alarm Fire on 37th Street.
Tim has a gallery which can be viewed HERE.
Jan 1
Posted by bgshap in Fire, Fire Department News | Comments off
Tim Olk has submitted several images from yesterday’s 3-11 Alarm Fire on 37th Street.
Tim has a gallery which can be viewed HERE.
Tags: 3-11 alarm fire, CFD Haz Mat Level I, Chicago 3-11 Alarm Fire 12-31-11, Chicago Fire Department, commercial fire, large industrial building fire in Chicago, Level I Haz Mat, Tim Olk
Dec 31
Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | 15 Comments
At approximately 8AM this morning the Chicago Fire Department received a report of black smoke coming from a four-story warehouse at 1427 W. 37th Street. First arriving companies reported a fire and the alarm was elevated to a 2-11 within minutes. A 3-11 was struck roughly a half hour later which was struck out around 9:30AM. Three tower ladders and the Snorkel from Squad 1 were all working along with one multi-versal and hand lines. Seven engines (19, 28, 29, 39, 49, 50, and 65) were working at the scene as well.
A Level I Haz Mat was requested when companies discovered stacks of 55-gallon drums inside the building, but the drums turned out to be empty as the building’s occupant is a manufacturer of industrial drums and containers.
The Chicago Tribune has an article on the fire HERE.
Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were at the scene as well as several other photographers. A gallery can be found HERE.
Tags: 3-11 alarm fire, American LaFrance, CFD Haz Mat Level I, Chicago 3-11 Alarm Fire 12-31-11, Chicago Engine 29, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Squad 1, Chicago Tower 37, Chicago Tower 39, Chicago Tower Ladder 5, Gordon J. Nord Jr., industrial fire, Josh Boyajian, Larry Shapiro, Tim Olk, warehouse fire
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